| Plasmid- and strain-specific factors drive variation in ESBL-plasmid spread in vitro and in vivo
Benz, F., Huisman, J. S., Bakkeren, E., Herter, J. A., Stadler, T., Ackermann, M., … Bonhoeffer, S. (2021). Plasmid- and strain-specific factors drive variation in ESBL-plasmid spread in vitro and in vivo. ISME Journal, 15, 862-878. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-020-00819-4 |
| Quantification of the spread of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 in Switzerland
Chen, C., Nadeau, S. A., Topolsky, I., Manceau, M., Huisman, J. S., Jablonski, K. P., … Stadler, T. (2021). Quantification of the spread of SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.7 in Switzerland. Epidemics, 37, 100480 (8 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epidem.2021.100480 |
| Nutrient complexity triggers transitions between solitary and colonial growth in bacterial populations
D’Souza, G. G., Povolo, V. R., Keegstra, J. M., Stocker, R., & Ackermann, M. (2021). Nutrient complexity triggers transitions between solitary and colonial growth in bacterial populations. ISME Journal. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-021-00953-7 |
| Microbiota-derived metabolites inhibit <em>Salmonella</em> virulent subpopulation development by acting on single-cell behaviors
Hockenberry, A. M., Micali, G., Takács, G., Weng, J., Hardt, W. D., & Ackermann, M. (2021). Microbiota-derived metabolites inhibit Salmonella virulent subpopulation development by acting on single-cell behaviors. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America PNAS, 118(31), e2103027118 (7 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2103027118 |
| A distinct growth physiology enhances bacterial growth under rapid nutrient fluctuations
Nguyen, J., Fernandez, V., Pontrelli, S., Sauer, U., Ackermann, M., & Stocker, R. (2021). A distinct growth physiology enhances bacterial growth under rapid nutrient fluctuations. Nature Communications, 12, 3662 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23439-8 |
| Rapid evolution destabilizes species interactions in a fluctuating environment
Rodríguez-Verdugo, A., & Ackermann, M. (2021). Rapid evolution destabilizes species interactions in a fluctuating environment. ISME Journal, 15, 450-460. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41396-020-00787-9 |
| Short-range quorum sensing controls horizontal gene transfer at micron scale in bacterial communities
van Gestel, J., Bareia, T., Tenennbaum, B., Dal Co, A., Guler, P., Aframian, N., … Eldar, A. (2021). Short-range quorum sensing controls horizontal gene transfer at micron scale in bacterial communities. Nature Communications, 12(1), 2324 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22649-4 |
| Dissection of the mutation accumulation process during bacterial range expansions
Bosshard, L., Peischl, S., Ackermann, M., & Excoffier, L. (2020). Dissection of the mutation accumulation process during bacterial range expansions. BMC Genomics, 21(1), 253 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-020-6676-z |
| Short-range interactions govern the dynamics and functions of microbial communities
Dal Co, A., van Vliet, S., Kiviet, D. J., Schlegel, S., & Ackermann, M. (2020). Short-range interactions govern the dynamics and functions of microbial communities. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 4, 366-375. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-1080-2 |
| Understanding the evolution of interspecies interactions in microbial communities
Gorter, F. A., Manhart, M., & Ackermann, M. (2020). Understanding the evolution of interspecies interactions in microbial communities. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 375(1798), 20190256 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0256 |
| Wide lag time distributions break a trade-off between reproduction and survival in bacteria
Moreno-Gámez, S., Kiviet, D. J., Vulin, C., Schlegel, S., Schlegel, K., van Doorn, G. S., & Ackermann, M. (2020). Wide lag time distributions break a trade-off between reproduction and survival in bacteria. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America PNAS, 117(31), 18729-18736. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2003331117 |
| Environmental drivers of metabolic heterogeneity in clonal microbial populations
Schreiber, F., & Ackermann, M. (2020). Environmental drivers of metabolic heterogeneity in clonal microbial populations. Current Opinion in Biotechnology, 62, 202-211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copbio.2019.11.018 |
| Stochastic gene expression influences the selection of antibiotic resistance mutations
Sun, L., Ashcroft, P., Ackermann, M., & Bonhoeffer, S. (2020). Stochastic gene expression influences the selection of antibiotic resistance mutations. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 37(1), 58-70. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msz199 |
| Definitions and guidelines for research on antibiotic persistence
Balaban, N. Q., Helaine, S., Lewis, K., Ackermann, M., Aldridge, B., Andersson, D. I., … Zinkernagel, A. (2019). Definitions and guidelines for research on antibiotic persistence. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 17, 441-448. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-019-0196-3 |
| Mutational and selective processes involved in evolution during bacterial range expansions
Bosshard, L., Peischl, S., Ackermann, M., & Excoffier, L. (2019). Mutational and selective processes involved in evolution during bacterial range expansions. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 36(10), 2313-2327. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msz148 |
| Emergent microscale gradients give rise to metabolic cross-feeding and antibiotic tolerance in clonal bacterial populations
Dal Co, A., van Vliet, S., & Ackermann, M. (2019). Emergent microscale gradients give rise to metabolic cross-feeding and antibiotic tolerance in clonal bacterial populations. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 374(1786), 20190080 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2019.0080 |
| Metabolic activity affects the response of single cells to a nutrient switch in structured populations
Dal Co, A., Ackermann, M., & van Vliet, S. (2019). Metabolic activity affects the response of single cells to a nutrient switch in structured populations. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 16(156), 20190182 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2019.0182 |
| Why microbes secrete molecules to modify their environment: the case of iron-chelating siderophores
Leventhal, G. E., Ackermann, M., & Schiessl, K. T. (2019). Why microbes secrete molecules to modify their environment: the case of iron-chelating siderophores. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 16(150), 20180674 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2018.0674 |
| Disseminating antibiotic resistance during treatment. A multidrug efflux pump can help bacteria acquire antibiotic resistance through plasmid transfer
Povolo, V. R., & Ackermann, M. (2019). Disseminating antibiotic resistance during treatment. A multidrug efflux pump can help bacteria acquire antibiotic resistance through plasmid transfer. Science, 364(6442), 737-738. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aax6620 |
| The rate of environmental fluctuations shapes ecological dynamics in a two-species microbial system
Rodríguez-Verdugo, A., Vulin, C., & Ackermann, M. (2019). The rate of environmental fluctuations shapes ecological dynamics in a two-species microbial system. Ecology Letters, 22(5), 838-846. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13241 |
